Is excess calcium harmful to health?

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Published in Nutrients on May 17, 2010

Authors

Robin M Daly1, Peter R Ebeling

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Western Hospital, Melbourne 3011, Australia. rdaly@unimelb.edu.au

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